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$\"Need$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Are you lonely? Do you need a friend? When I left the ministry a couple of years ago, we were lonely overnight. I know what loneliness feels like.<\/p>\n

Something Lisa and I have discovered is that you have to start exactly where you are. You have to start with yourself. Befriend yourself first. Be a friend first. Then reach out. Friends are there waiting.<\/p>\n

How do I know? Because everyone else is saying the same thing: \u201cI need a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"